Faster compilation speed

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Robert Dewar wrote:
>
> <<Hmm. I can't imagine what is there that is inherently cyclic, but breaking
> the cycles might be more painful than it's worth, so I'll take your word
> for it.
> >>
> 
> Indeed it may be perfectly acceptable to simply ignore the cycles, garbage
> collection is not a functional requirement here, just a space optimization.

Well, at some point space "optimizations" do actually become functional
requirements. When you need to have a gigabyte of real memory in order to
compile some things in a reasonable timeframe, it has definitely become
functional ;)

		Linus